Albany Satellite Local Channel Comparison:
DirecTV vs Dish Network
DirecTV vs Dish Network
| DirecTV Channel | Dish Network Channel | Call Letters | Description | DirecTV Package | Dish Network Package |
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| 2 | 2 | KATU | Some programs on ABC: Samantha Who, Cavemen, Miss/Guided, Grey's Anatomy, National Bingo Night, Desperate Housewives, Supernanny, Eli Stone, Big Shots, Carpoolers, Boston Legal, America's Funniest Home Videos, Ugly Betty, Pushing Daisies, and Brothers and Sisters. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 6 | 6 | KOIN | Some programs on CBS: Two and a Half Men, Ghost Whisperer, CSI: NY, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Viva Laughlin, Kid Nation, The Amazing Race, Criminal Minds, CSI: Miami, Cold Case, NCIS, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Without a Trace, The Captain, and Moonlight. | Local | Local/HD |
| 8 | 8 | KGW | Some programs on NBC: Law and Order, Heroes, The Office, The Singing Bee, Lipstick Jungle, The IT Crowd, Football Night in America, Chuck, Las Vegas, 30 Rock, Medium, Heroes: Origins, Journeyman, Deal or No Deal, and Bionic Woman. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 10 | 10 | KOPB | Some programs on PBS: NOW, Mustard Pancakes, Teletubbies, WIRED Science, Tavis Smiley, NOVA, Curious George, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Masterpiece Theatre, Travels in Europe with Rick Steves, Maya and Miguel, Reading Rainbow, DragonflyTV, Zoboomafoo, and History Detectives. | Local | Local |
| 12 | 12 | KPTV | Some programs on FOX: MADtv, Canterbury's Law, COPS, When Women Rule the World, King of the Hill, Family Guy, Unhitched, The Next Great American Band, The Simpsons, Til Death, 24, Bones, America's Most Wanted, American Idol, and American Dad. | Local/HD | Local/HD |
| 22 | - | ION | ION (ION) | Local | - |
| - | 22 | KPXG | KPXG (ION) | - | Local |
| 32 | 32 | KRCW | Some programs on CW: Crowned, Reaper, The Game, Life Is Wild, WWE Friday Night SmackDown, Beauty and the Geek, Farmer Wants a Wife, Girlfriends, America's Next Top Model, Eight Days a Week, Smallville, One Tree Hill, Aliens in America, Everybody Hates Chris, and Supernatural. | Local | Local |
| 47 | - | KUNP | KUNP (UNI) | Local | - |
| 49 | 49 | KPDX | KPDX (MNT) | Local | Local |
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